Vapor-burner



No. 617,568. Paten ted Jan. :0, I899.- r. P. GLAZIER.

VAPOR BURNER.

(Application filed Aug. 31, 1896.

(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheer l.

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. Patented-Jan. I0, I899.

F. P. GLAZIEB.

VAPOR BURNER.

(Application filed Agg. 81, 1896.)

2 Shee ts -Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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FRANK P. GLAZIER, OF CHELSEA, MICHIGAN.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,568, dated January 10, 1899.

Application filed August 31, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. GLAZIER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Chelsea, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Vapor-Burners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlngs.

My invention relates to oil-burners of the Bunsen-burner type, in which air is commingled with the vapor formed above the wick, causing it to burn with a blue flame.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my burner, partly broken away and showing the parts in position for lighting. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the burner as in use. A and B are respectively the inner and the outer casing of the wick-tube. O is the wick contained therein, which is provided with a suitable raising and lowering device, (indicated at D.)

E is a central air-passage formed within the tube A, and F is an annular passage between the wick-tube and a surrounding casing G.

H is a flaring ring secured to the upper end of the casing G.

I is an annular perforated casing surrounding the wick-tube and resting on the ring H, the top a of which forms a shelf and is preferably on a line with the top of the wick-tube.

J is a perforated tube forming an upward extension of the tube A and preferably supported on a bead or ledge 12.

K is a cap at the upper end of the tube J, having the imperforate sides 0 and the top cl provided with a circular row of apertures 6. This cap is also preferably provided with the central aperture f and the downwardly-projecting tube g, which serves to divide up the air-current in such a way as to give a proper amount of air for combustion at all points and at the same time prevent any sudden strong air currents or blasts from affecting the flame and causing the stove to smoke.

L is a perforated tube resting on the upper end of the tube 13, which latter is provided Serial No. 604,410. (No model.)

apertures k in the casing I and are adapted to raise the casing M when the latter is ro tated.

O is a perforated diaphragm extending across the tube A.

The burner thus constructed is preferably mounted by supporting the ring H on a shelf P, secured to a suitable stand (not shown) provided with an oil-tank connected with the wick-tube.

To light the burner, the operator rotates the casing M, whichis raised by the cams j, lifting with it the perforated tube L. This will disclose the wick, which may be lighted, after which the casing M and tube L are low ered again by turning them in the reverse direction. As soon as the tube L is lowered the flame will rise to the top of the tube, while at the same time air will be drawn in through the perforations in it and the tube J, which commingle with the vapor of the oiland cause the latter to burn with a blue or Bunsenburner flame.

It will be noticed that in lighting the burner only the outer wall of the perforated eXtension of the wick-tube is moved, the inner one or tube J remaining stationary. The advantage of this is that there is much less danger of putting out the flame than if both tubes were moved.

The imperforate portion of the cap K at the upper, end of the tube J which projects slightly above the upper end of the tube L,

has the effect of making a steadier flame than 5 IOO having a movable outer wall, of a perforated normally projecting through apertures in the outwardly-extending annular shelf at the upshelf. 10 per end of said Wick-tube, an imperforate an- In testimony whereof I affix my signature nular casing surrounding and secured to the in presence of two Witnesses.

outer Wall of said perforate extension and FRANK P. GLAZIER. resting on said shelf, and means for raising Witnesses:

said imperforate casing and perforate Wall by M. B. ODOGHERTY,

the rotation thereof, comprising the cams j E. J. FORTUNE. 

